11.24.2009

As a youngster I loved stamps, all sorts of stamps...even the S&H Green Stamps...remember those? But the Christmas stamps were always my favorite. The day the mail man delivered the Christmas stamps was a big, big deal! When we needed stamps, we'd place some coins in an old mayonnaise lid that was placed in our mail box at the end of our country lane. The mail man would see the coins & do the math, leaving us the appropriate number of stamps in with our mail. The math was easy back then...nickels and dimes divided so nicely into dollars. A few nickels for a few stamps...I thought that was such a cool trade off as a little girl.

Extra care was taken when I helped tear the Christmas stamps apart...didn't want to put a tear in the Mother Mary! Mom EVEN let me lick the stamps & put them on the envelopes, can you believe it? Yeah, neither could I!!! Looking back on that I do know why Mom passed that job off onto me...the tongue wasn't quite right for the rest of the day...Thanks Mom!

Do you suppose mail carriers still find coins in mayonnaise lids in the mail boxes? Can you really still buy stamps at the end of a country lane??

Just think about this...it isn't necessary to tear stamps apart any longer, if we choose not to...we no longer need to lick the stamps, if we don't want to...we can even print our own stamps with our pictures on them, if we so choose...why, we really don't even need a stamp if we go the electronic route for sending our holiday greetings.

Our children and grand children's stories are going to be so much different then ours...

Times change.

Did you know the first Christmas stamp issued in the United States was a 4-cent stamp issued in 1962. That would have made me 1 year old at the time. The red and green stamp featured a wreath, two candles and the words "Christmas 1962". By the end of the holiday season, one billion of the first Christmas stamps were printed and sold.

Often times I turn to childhood memories for inspiration for my next pattern design...with that said, let me introduce a new punch needle pattern titled, "Christmas Stamp". I couldn't decide what the cost of this stamp should be...a nickel, a dime?? After some pondering, I decided it had to be 25 cents in honor of Christmas day. The first in a series of annual Christmas stamp patterns...start your collection today!(Copyright 2009 - With thy Needle & Thread)

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11.13.2009

Robert Redford and the folks at Sundance have some cool finds...I must share!

Love Love Love this ribbon...

I've used some of this cool ribbon around the necks of reindeer and snowmen in my new Christmas patterns. And yes, it comes wound on these wonderful old-looking wooden spools. When the ribbon is all gone & you're sad...you still have cool old spools!

Love Love Love these tailor's shears...Anyone collect old scissors? I love old scissors and have managed to start yet another collection of something! Although these scissors aren't old, they look old. and I love them! While sewing today, I couldn't find my Ginghers (I'm always looking for my scissors) so I tried out my new scissors and YES they really do work! Great old looking scissors & a great deal at just 18 bucks!

11.08.2009

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J.M. Gardner 1888 - antique reproduction

13 NEW COLORS OF WOOL FELT!

Cat on a Tin Roof

Antique Sampler Brooches!

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